Eight wrestlers representing the Haines Glacier Bears Wrestling Team competed in their first matches of the season in Hoonah on Oct. 18-19. The boys team competed against wrestlers from Hoonah, Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Mount Edgecumbe, Petersburg and Wrangell for three days straight.

“It was a long week for us,” said head coach Andus Hale. “We left Tuesday after school, made it to Juneau Tuesday night.”

The group spent Tuesday night and Wednesday in the state capitol.…

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